Mitchell finished in eighth place with 59. South Dade Homestead (151 points) was second in Class 3A, followed by Winter Springs (112). But they still have state champions Eric Grajales and Joey Cozart, plus state runnerup Kevin Timothy, state placers Zaq Berridge and Phil Uno, plus Nick Hutchinson, Terry Dawson and several surprises. But Manatee, the last team to beat the Eagles, has been working hard for this season and can win. There's a much higher level of trust.". "James [Brown] and Alex [Araoz] worked with me a lot," Keller said. Mayfield Vil. ", Ive wrestled for Russ Cozart and Ive now coached with him for 22 years, said assistant coach Bob Hendrickson. The rec wrestling program and tournaments are back at Brandon HS! Alonso went 2-1, Sickles was 1-2 and Chamberlain was 0-3 in close matches without some of its best wrestlers. Want to get the content before anyone else? All Rights Reserved. It wasn't as if the Brandon wrestlers came out of nowhere. What are the most competitive private schools? The other four - Franklin Gomez, Cesar Grajalas, Marco Toledo and Rocky Cozart - will be moving on. Jeff Gluck, Staff Writer You know his parents, you know his family, and you have more of a one-on-one relationship. Flint won a title last season as an eighth-grader for Tampa Bay Christian, but this one, he said, was sweeter. That's how tradition has always started around here. "I know none of these kids work as hard as I do but you still never know until the match is over. BRANDON HS STATE CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!! "He knew that Brandon was a great team, and that they could form a tradition.". WINTER HAVEN - The wrestler with the funny style got his payback Wednesday. senior Bridger Ricks who came into his championship match a three-time champion was fortunate enough to end his high school wrestling career on top . Buchholz 127; 4. 3 team in the nation, so this is a big deal," Flint said, nearly out of breath. Anderson went 6-1 with five pins to improve to 17-3 on the season, and Fish, 6-1 with two pins to 18-3. Eagle Jeff Turner played for Vanderbilt, earned a gold medal with the 1984 U.S. Olympic team and had a 10-year NBA career. Format: The dual team tournament pits 16 seeded teams (No. The Eagles, coached by Upland graduate Russ Cozart, won five weight classes and and placed second or third in five others. Is Florida Gators football coach Will Muschamp making the move from hot seat to ejection seat. Skinny: The Eagles put their national-record 456 consecutive dual match victories on the line against their stiffest competition in years. I just pushed the pace.". He has a good opportunity to add a Florida title to his trophy case. So has Glass, and Koziel has about a half dozen. . SCHOOL WEIGHT NAME SCHOOL; 108: Brandon Perez: Campbell: 145: Keamalu Richardson: Kamehameha-Kapalama: 114: Treylan Kobayashi: home of the state champions, the vikings Over 50 years of high school wrestling tradition! I like our chances of making our presence known in tournaments this season.". Ages: All ages Elementary, Middle, and High Schoolers. But back then, the teams in the early 1970s had to sell themselves in creative ways. Orlando Sentinel. If you lose, you lose to a state champion.". He took on East Bay's Greg Sumner at 189; Gustafson had beaten Sumner in overtime three weeks prior. "That would make one," three-time state champ Eric Grajales said. For the first couple years, the team had no mats, no singlets. Carlos Montero, Bloomingdale, Sr., 145-160: Second in state last year at Coral Gables, state contender at 3A. No more Ronzoni pastina?! "I know they're all going to be psyched up and ready to go. "Clark and Bruno are contenders for state championships this year and Koziel is capable of winning or at least placing high in the state. Item Number: WRD-04135 Currently 5.00/5 Stars. Download the boys brackets: Boys Download the girls brackets: Girls. Qualifying a wrestler in each weight class is a Brandon record, first set in 2004, the year the team also set the record for points at a state competition (271). All four advance to the 3A-Region 2 tourney. Wrestling well for Northeast of Anne Arundel County were sophomore Scott Anderson (170) and senior David Fish (182). - Jason Buxton, Spearfish, three time champion, 123-1 record during his championship seasons. HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Brandon Valley outlasts Stevens for state wrestling duals title; Winner claims Class B championship Joe Kavanaugh Journal Correspondent Feb 26, 2022 Updated Feb. Brandon won its first wrestling state title in 1977 and has won the last 13, churning out 101 individual champions along the way. 1 wrestles No. But when Brandon coach Russ Cozart again opens the doors to the Eagles Nest tonight to invite teams in to challenge The Streak, one thing is certain: The Eagles will be tested. The others: Jeff Carter, Ozzie Timmons, Jody Reed, Danny Graves and Chone Figgins. Many probably share that sentiment. This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: The Brandon High boys cross country team earned state runnerup status in 1979. Streaks and records are nothing new for Head Coach Russ Cozart and Brandon wrestling, where shooting for the impossible is plausible. 1992 Powerade, Pa 3rd, 2003 Ironman, Oh 2nd, 2004 Beast of the East, De 3rd, 2006 Blackwatch, Ca 1st, 2007,2008,2012 Heart of Dixie, Ala 1st, 2009,2010 Cheesehead, Wi 1st/2nd, 2012,2013,2014 The Clash, Mn 2nd/4th/3rd, 2009,2011,2012 Maynard Duals, Ga 1st, 2014 Seahawk Slam, Ga 1st, 2015 Coastal Clash, Sc 1st, 2017 Longhorn, Ga 1st. What better identity to establish than as the protectors of The Streak? "I don't know if we would have won anyway, but we did not wrestle well as a team. They must wrestle smarter.". and inducted into NFHS Hall of Fame 2017, also Tampa Sports Club Hall of Fame 2018.Attention High School wrestlers: Out of season workouts and instruction! Well send you major developments in the local, state and national sports world as they happen. "(Craig) is absolutely as slick as they get.". Brandon holds the national record for the longest winning streak ever by a high school team with 459 consecutive wins, which spanned over three decades. Completed Live & Upcoming. "When I gave up points and it was tied, I was really scared then." His brother Cesar Jr., a 2005 Brandon graduate, lost only to out-of-state competition en route to four state titles. He earned all-state and all-American honors as a defensive lineman and went on to a standout career with the University of Florida and St. Louis Cardinals. Or that there isnt just one streak for the record books, but many and many of which are not expected to be broken any time soon, if ever. Brandon Brindley, Mortimer Jordan, 2009-12 (112, 125, 140, 138) But in the past 35 years it has had two, Jim Graves (8) and Russ Cozart (27). Wrestling is a fantastic winter sport that provides our kids with a fun way to learn, practice, and get exercise. It's safe to say any sports fan in the area has heard it. "I know them better. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. This team was built around hard work. Can Brandon continue its 32-year dual meet win streak of 439? Alonso and Armwood, tie: Ravens coach John More and Hawks coach Robert Langford both have a group of returnees to fill lineups in competitive programs and enough move-ins and new wrestlers capable of making a difference. Jim Graves started the wrestling program as a football coach who taught himself wrestling by reading books. Darkhorses: Wharton, Jesuit, Riverview, Plant City, Sickles and Newsome. Feb. 23, 2002: Brandon wins 13th state title with 124 points, 17 ahead of second-place St. Thomas Aquinas. Kevin Timothy, Brandon, Sr., 140: Defending state champ. "I'm used to big matches," said a calm Lucas, " so I came out with the same thing. Those close to the program believe the Eagles will face their biggest test in nearly two decades Friday and Saturday at the Jim Graves "Beat the Streak" Tournament; with Brandon graduating half its starters from last season and three fierce contenders in Manatee, South Dade and Palmetto Ridge primed to climb "Mount Brandon," it has sparked Eagles coach Russ Cozart to admit, "We could get beat.". Cozart called it a big confidence builder for a team still trying to figure out its identity. I like the way my kids reacted to that emotion. 1979-80: District XI - Wrestling Country, USA. Yes, Miami. I don't know if that's fair or not, but it happens.". 2023 High School State Championship Hub Jan 11, 2023. It was the second year in a row that Brandon qualified for state competition wrestlers in each of the 14 weight classes, a true sign of Brandon's dominance. Clark Glass, 15, won the Class A 103-pound state championship last season as a seventh grader. nutrition for wrestlers, rope climbing, strategy building in wrestling and character building. Springstead senior Schuyler Swanton, 2007 state champion in 103 pounds, was selected wrestler of the tournament. When/where: Friday and Saturday, Brandon High. End "Beat the Streak" - Begin "Break the Streak", County's best last year, three-time state champ, According to Cozart, he is "looking very good. (Heavyweight Jo Dudley forfeited his match.). 100+ CAREER WINS LIST. Graves resigned at the end of the season. All in all, the kids have compiled more than 150 individual national titles in the past 15 years. Tyler Liberatore is wrestling for Tampa Prep, so those teammates around his weight (112) will get better just working out with him. "I don't think anyone will beat Brandon for the next 30 years either," Alonso 171-pounder Jack Neuman said. All three teach me. Champs. Will coach Willie Sargable returning make a difference in Hillsborough County wrestling? Cloud was fourth at 181.5, and Alonso took fifth at 128.5. BRANDON - Before "The Streak," there were struggles. He said the match with Chamberlain looked "hopeless on paper." It practiced in tennis shoes and shorts on the stage of an auditorium, ripping the 4 by 6 mats off the gym wall before bracing for bumps and bruises. "I almost scored a takedown on him, too." National Ranked Teams: 1988,1992,1993,1995,1998,2002,2003,2004#4, 2005#1,2006,2010#4,2011#3,2012#4,2013#6, 2014#8,2015. The Eagles struggled, going 3-10 in 1972, the only losing season in school history. After last weekend's state wrestling championships, Oklahoma now has 44 four-time individual champions. Champs, 27 St. Feb. 5 - 12th Annual Tampa Bay Middle School Championships at St. Petersburg Catholic, 10 a.m. NO Varsity Wrestlers. Fairy tale enough. Today, a film crew is following Brandon all season for an ESPN documentary, and former wrestler Dave Ryndes is writing a book. To see national tournaments held out side of Florida visit the National Site. There should be a number of state champions coming out of this year's tournament.". Brian Moreno (Foothill-Tustin, S1, 10) #5 2. Its no longer news that Brandon High School dominates the wrestling scene, or that Head Coach Russ Cozart at the helm for 21 of the school's 22 state crowns knows his sport as well as anyone. RUSS COZART'S WRESTLING CAMPS BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL HEAD WRESTLING COACH PHONE # (813) 545-6310 E-mail RussCozartl@verizon net www.brandoneagleswrestling.com National High school records: 29 consecutive individual pins 2012-13. ", By Terry Jones, Times Correspondent In print: Tuesday, November 18, 2008. "The tournament this year had excellent competition with some top individuals. 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